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Suffolk Coastal road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 376 road traffic collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2005, and 517 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2004 (388), and casualties fell from 530.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,047 collisions in Suffolk Coastal.

District council until April 2019, now part of East Suffolk. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 2005
376
Down 3% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
517
Down 2% on 2004
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Suffolk Coastal in 2005

1.3% of collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2005 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Suffolk Coastal from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious5615%
  • Slight31584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious6713%
  • Slight44486%

Suffolk Coastal road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Suffolk Coastal, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 519 in 1986. 2005 is highlighted, with 376, down 3% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025184244
2024171216
2023147198
2022196273
2021157215
2020181229
2019232344
2018223299
2017279386
2016286389
2015276360
2014311416
2013296410
2012278376
2011317463
2010295390
2009326466
2008336461
2007350481
2006354513
2005376517
2004388530
2003353479
2002349482
2001364522
2000367522
1999381492
1998356471
1997315441
1996344475
1995312438
1994339493
1993367523
1992383536
1991395561
1990457611
1989445605
1988462646
1987473625
1986519703
1985485653
1984514670
1983440571
1982472646
1981400518
1980382511
1979414543

When and where crashes happen in Suffolk Coastal in 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (17%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday64 (17%)
  • Thursday50 (13%)
  • Friday62 (16%)
  • Saturday47 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.1%)
  • February27 (7.2%)
  • March16 (4.3%)
  • April26 (6.9%)
  • May43 (11%)
  • June24 (6.4%)
  • July41 (11%)
  • August31 (8.2%)
  • September28 (7.4%)
  • October40 (11%)
  • November34 (9%)
  • December43 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight284 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds286 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (62%)
  • Wet or damp119 (32%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4.3%)
  • Snow7 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph176 (47%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph140 (37%)
  • 70 mph37 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (11%)
  • Roundabout25 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant374 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist33 (6.4%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20101 (20%)
  • 21 to 2550 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3588 (17%)
  • 36 to 4569 (13%)
  • 46 to 5556 (11%)
  • 56 to 6551 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.6%)
  • Over 7536 (7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider358 (69%)
  • Passenger127 (25%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car527 (76%)
  • Motorcycle52 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Suffolk Coastal in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Suffolk Coastal

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Suffolk Coastal in 2005

Eastern Felixstowe, East Suffolk, IP11 7QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Suffolk Coastal in 2005, with 29 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Suffolk Coastal with the most crashes in 2005

The A12 had the most collisions in Suffolk Coastal in 2005: 63, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Suffolk Coastal, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12639719
2ndA14233314
3rdA154131610
4thB1078111301
5thA1120101503
6thA109491302
7thB111691302
8thB111991200
9thB10798900
10thA115271300
11thA12147803
12thA115661200
13thB10696801
14thB10826701
15thB11216700
16thB11226702
17thB14386701
18thA10215600
19thB10775702
20thB10845702

Towns in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2005

Felixstowe had the most collisions of any town in Suffolk Coastal in 2005: 62.

Postcode districts in Suffolk Coastal: crashes in 2005

IP11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Suffolk Coastal in 2005: 76.

East Suffolk and its former districts in 2005

East Suffolk recorded 750 collisions in 2005, and 50% of them were in the old Suffolk Coastal district.

Other former districts in East Suffolk

Latest crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Suffolk Coastal in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Suffolk Coastal road accidents in other years